Gasoline-deeding device



May 20, 1924. 1,494,572

w. S. BARRY GASOLINE FAEEDING DEVICE Filed March f5 1922 higher levelthan the other,

Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITI-:n STATES VVILITIAM` S. BARRY, OF GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI.

eAsoLINE-rnnnrne DEVICE.

Application inea March 3, 1922. rserial No. 540,813. f

To all w/mfm, t may conce/m.'r

Be it known that I, VVILLTAM S. BARRY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at` Greenwood, in the county ofLetloreand State ot' Mississippi, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gasoline- Feeding Devices, of which the following is aspecification. y y

This invention relates Lto improvements in gasoline supply means forinternal combustion engines and the like, and it has for its objectsamong others to provide simple and efficient means whereby the gas oroil or other liquid in a tanker container may be delivered to astationary gas engine or an automobile engine, the said means embodyinga combined gasoline refinery, f

settling tank and reserve tank, without dividing the container or havingtwo sep-- arate tanks or containers. i

By my present improvement the oil or gas is purified and a settlingtankis created and also a reserve tank simply by taking the oil or gas froma level several inches, more or less, above the bottom of the tank andleaving a residue of gas or oil below the pipe which feeds the engine,in

which all the water and settlements or impurities are precipitated andretained; this also creates a reserve tank, so that by opening a valvelocated at the proper place the gas or oil therein can be used in caseof emergency, to carry the car to a iillingstation or the garage orother destination.

Broadly considered, the invention comprises means for providing twoindependent supplies of gas or oil from the same tank or container, theone from a relatively but either readily placed in position forimmediate use as occasion may require. y n

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

As will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention iscapable of embodiment in a variety of forms, by which the same end isattained, and while I have herein shown a variety of forms it is to beunderstood that the present invention is not restricted to suchparticular forms. those herein shown being merely by way of illustrationto make clear the object and result attained without relying upon theexact embodiments of the invention which pipe from the bottom of the i Ihave `chosen to illustra-te in the present y invention.

y The invention, in such preferred forms of embodiment, is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying' drawings, which, with the numerals ofreference marked thereon, form apart of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 isa substantially central longitudinal section through acontainer or tank showing one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a. similar View showing a diierentv form.` y

. Figure 3 `is alike view of another form. Like numerals of" referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views. Referring to thedrawings, i 1, infFig-ure l, designates a tank or container of anydesired shape and capacity, adapted to contain gasoline, or oil, `orother fluid, and from `which the same is to be fed by means of a aspivotallyV mounted at 3` near the bottom of the tank and adapted to vbeturned upon such pivot. This may be done in a variety of ways.; in the,Y `present instance I have chosen to show ya rod or the like 4 havingits inner end arranged to slidably engage the inner end of the pipe inany suitable manner so that by raising the rod the said inner end of thepipe maybe raised when desired, or by lowering-the rod the pipe maybeplaced'in a lower plane. Any suitable means may `de, provided for:holdingthe rod in its adjusted positions. In the present instance thesaid rod is shown, merely as by way of illustration of one method ofsecuring it where desired, as provided with teeth or serrations 5 whichare adapted to engage the walls of the opening in the tank through whichthe rod passes, being held to such position bya suitable spring or thelike 6 which may be enclosed within a suitable housing 7. The rod may beprovided with a knob or the like 8 for obvious purposes.

The dotted line position of the pipe in said Figure l is the properposition for general use, to supply the gas or oil to the engine. Theheight of the inner end of the tank may vary; twelve inches or so willbe found satisfactory in most instances. The full line position of thepipe shows its position for draining olil the water or other impuritiesor settlings in the lower portion of the tank, the pipe being raised orlowered as yoccasion may require. When the pipe is in its pipe 2. Thispipe is shown f raised position, that shown by dotted lines, there iscreated a settling and emergency tank and filter to cleanse or purifythe gasoline while the motor is; operating. When the gas in the tankfalls to a position where it is below the level of the open end of thepipe while in its dotted linev position then the pipe is lowered and ifit be necessary to supply gas tothe engine it can iiow from the reservesupply within the bottom portion of the tank until the garage or fillingstation is reached. The water and impurities may be withdrawn from thesettling tank in any suitable manner.

1n Figure 2 is shown substantially the,

same arrangement except that the parts are practically reversed; Athatis, the pipe 9 is arranged to enter the tank 10 near the top thereof,being mounted 'for movement, as at l1, and adapted to be raised andlowered by means of a rod or the like 12 which has.. its lower endarranged to slidably engagethe inner end of the pipe and the rodprovided with teeth or thelike 13 to engage the wall of the openingthrough which the rod passes and there retained vby suitable p means asa spring 14 encased, as seen at 15.

Theoperation is substantially the same. The dotted line position is thatof general operation, taking the liquid from the higher level. The fullline position Vis that for emergency use.

In Figure 3 I haveshown the pipe 16 as entering through the bottom ofthe tank, being of angular form, the portion withinthe tank beingadapted to-be raised or lowered by meansl of the rod 17 having teeth 18av spring 19, in a housing 20, being provided, similar to thearrangement shown in Figures 1=and2 and above described. The pipe ispivotallymounted adjacent its ang1e,`as

seen at 2]., to permit of the necessary movements thereof. The dottedline position of -the pipe is that for general use. The dotted thestructural embodiments of the `invention Vas hereinbefore disclosed arewhat I at the presenty time consider preferable, it will be evident thatthe` same is subject to changes, variations and modifications in detail,proportion of parts, etc., without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and 1 therefore do notintend/to restrict myself to such de- '1 tails, proportions or parts,etc., but reserve the right to make such changes, variations landmodifications'as come properly within the scope of the protectionprayed.

What is 4claimed as new is 1. A container, 1a feed pipe leadingtherefrom, a pipe pivotally mounted on said feed pipe within thecontainer, and means connectedwith said 'pivotally mounted pipe near itsfree' end for moving the pivoted pipe on its pivot to change the levelfrom which the liquid will flow from the container through thefirst-named pipe.

- 2. A container, a feed pipe extending (ifi therein, a pipe pivotallymounted on said feed pipe, and means extending into the containerslidably connected with said pivotally mounted pipe in the containeradjacent its free end tomove the same on its pivot, and

means cooperating with said last-named means to hold the pipe in itsadjusted positions., In testimony ,whereof I aiiix my signature.

VVILLIAM S. BARRY;

